Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-13
OMAHA AND YANKT0N.
Doubtful Comments Kela-
tive to a Railroad
Project.
The Milwaukee Suspected of Designs
Upon the Fayorite Route.

Upon the Fay0rite Route.
The Omaha Republican Of Saturday
last contained the following:
An old citizen vas heard to remark yes
terday that during his residence here,
covering o period of some twenty years,
he had seen at least twenty sskam to
build an Omaha and Northern railway
spring mp, flourish two or three days;
then wither and die. Several times
thoao who have invested great wads of
faith in the belief that such a road will
certainly be built, felt sure that the
movement set on foot to buildit would
succeed, but they have always been dis
appointed. 1t will be remembered by
more than n citizen that H. ii. 81.
CLARK and Col. j.. M. Eddy started in
about three years ago to run an extern
sion of the Missouri Pacific up the river
as far as Yankton, and Jay Gould gave
bin permission to draw on him for all
the money they wanted. INIT Omaha IN
Huence put q stop to their career, and the
matter was dropped. There has CON
stantly been q great howl by certain
parties for Omaha men and Omaha
capital to build such a road and then
Operate it entirely independent of any
and all other corporations. That of
course would be very nice and might be
made to work, were Omaha men and
Omaha capital inclined to take hold.
Last Fell w. j. Griffitts doomed the en-
terprise for all there was in it and
had a big time, but he new could suc-
eeed in getting anybody to go beyond
the range Of talk. Two weeks ago,
when the meeting was held in this city
at which SO many grand speeches were
made, q stranger not thoroughly ac-
quainted with the situation, would have
bet his last dollar that the road would
be built inside OF Blk months. Since
that meeting adjourned what has been
done? III any man can tell he ought to
be heard from. To all surface appear
anceH the matter was dropped then
and there and people think no more
about it. There comes q report, however,
to the effect that the Central Nebraska
proposition, about which SO mnch has
been said recently, is heading the other
movement off, in order to occupy the
field itself. Reports come from Madison
stating that the Nebraska Central sur.
veyors have been through there, going
in the direction of West Point, and stalk
ing out q line. 1t is said that the re-
suit OF this survey will be sent on to the
officials OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st, Paul road at Milwaukee, which corp.
Grafton is backing the Nebraska Central,
for their inspection and approval. In
1.-THE meantime Senator Henderson, as
one OF the COMMITTEES appointed las
Tuesday night by the board OF trade, on
behalf OF the Nebraska Central, has gone
to Washington on business relative te
the question Of . bridge for the st,
Paul company at this point. It is I'M
derstood that the other two members OIL
the committee, Mayor Breateh and the
Ron. John A. McShsne, will go mex
week.
MILWAUKEE MOVEMENTS.
There are reports about town to-day
which POSSESS considerable vtgor, to The
effect that the Milwaukee company ii
preparing TO GROSS the Missouri river al
Yankton and build in two directions
southwest line and o southeast line, thu
latter to Omaha. A survey, it is said
has already progressed 80 far as Wes
Point from Omaha and it is claimed
that party of surveyor
will be in Yankton next Saturday Ii
begin work from this end and to ex-
anime for q river crossing. We Civ,
these statements for what they ar.
worth. They came TO us as street re-
ports. Since the combined Omaha ant
Yankton movement for a connecting
link between the two cities began th,
Milwaukee has been very active in
heading off the enterprise and has pro
fessed its desire to build the wished fol
line. IT announces Its intention to invade
Nebraska and there is now no mors
vulnerable point for suoh an invasion
than Yankton. The completion OF th,
Manila cut-of makes u city the Mis-
souri, river terminus of an importan
trunk line and q strategioal point il
railroad movements.